Backslider

Bended knee
nine years old
waitin' for...
just one word!
i was thinkin' of all the things
my daddy told me of
sin and salvation and
manhood and dignity...
All that time
in the dark
just one word...
backslider!
I remember the day i stepped
into the water
my daddy held me in his hands
and pushed my head under
and said...
Son i am
so proud.
just one word...
backslider!
Well i opened my eyes
and my daddy held me in his hands
i looked up through the water
and thought i saw jesus, and then...
Well i threw up my hands!
ind i heard, amen!
and i prayed, sweet jesus
don't let me become a backslider!